'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' trailer is out; see who plays who

The trailer for 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' is out. The series, from Ryan Murphy, details the story of Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents with an axe. Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie, alongside Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam.

The trailer of 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story', the fourth chapter in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's anthology drama series, is finally out. This time the subject is Lizzie Borden, a young woman who was accused of hacking her parents to death with an axe in the late 19th century. The official logline for "The Lizzie Borden Story" reads, "When the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family and her rebellious maid find themselves trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty, they escape into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge. The gruesome unsolved murders that follow don't just shock the world--they give birth to an icon who refuses to live imprisoned in a cage, choosing instead to forge her own legend: shocking, monstrous, and gloriously free," as quoted by Variety.

Cast and Characters

Netflix shared the trailer on their Instagram handle on Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix) Ella Beatty stars as Borden, a 32-year-old Sunday school teacher who was suspected of murdering her father and mother with an axe in 1893. She was said to have delivered nearly 40 axe blows to both her parents inside the family's home. Although she was tried for her crimes, the jury acquitted her.

The eight-episode series features Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, Lizzie's stepmother, and Charlie Hunnam as her father, Andrew Borden. Hunnam recently received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ed Gein in the previous season of Murphy's "Monster" series.

Other cast members include Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Barden.

Release Date and Production Team

Murphy co-created 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' with Brennan, who also serves as writer. The pair executive produces alongside Max Winkler, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Louise Shore, Nissa Diederich, Todd Kubrak, Carl Franklin and Tanasa Popa. The series is directed by Winkler and Sarah Adina Smith. It will stream on Netflix on September 17. (ANI)

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